Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 30, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Republic of Indonesia on Tuesday, September 30, 2003 at 13:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tual (Republic of Indonesia - ID), about 326.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.357 and latitude -7.347.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	-7.347, 130.357
UTC time	2003-09-30 13:37:07.810

Location	Tual
Country	Indonesia (ID)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-09-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tual	326.8 km
Ambon City	472.4 km
Amahai	473.7 km
Masohi	476.2 km
Dili	544.3 km
Darwin	571.8 km
Atambua	633.1 km
Kefamenanu	688.3 km
Nabire	722.4 km
Soe	724.6 km
Sorong	726.9 km
Sanana	763.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Tual Indonesia · 2026-01-02 22:25 UTC	284.3 km
M 4.7 Tual Indonesia · 2025-10-31 17:02 UTC	339.6 km
M 4.3 Tual Indonesia · 2025-09-12 21:22 UTC	279.8 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account